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Barbara C Ring [#73] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara C. Ring, who is a contestant in Division 5 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Ring currently has a record of 14-14, +214, and is ranked #43 in Division 5.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information

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Given name(s): Barbara C.
Surname(s): Ring
Home: Portland, OR, United States
Age: 73
Occupation: School psychologist

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event12-15 (0.444) 
Past 1-12 months7-9 (0.438)L WW L W LLL WW LL W LL W
Past 13-24 months2-3 (0.400)L W LL W
Past 25-36 monthsno games
Past 37-48 months3-2 (0.600)LL WWW
Past 49-60 monthsno games
Past 61-72 months0-1 (0.000)L

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 478
Average for: 359
Average against: 351

Round 1

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Ring played #8 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and lost 305 to 315 (a spread of -10) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Blackman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 0-1, -10.

Round 2

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Ring played #84 Joyce Spalding (Ruby, MI) and lost 327 to 388 (a spread of -61) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Spalding in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 0-2, -71.

Round 3

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Ring played #9 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 341 to 371 (a spread of -30) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Bowman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 0-3, -101.

Round 4

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Ring played #81 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) and won 403 to 336 (a spread of 67) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Siedschlag in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 1-3, -34.

Round 5

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Ring played #22 Sharon Downey (West Chester, PA) and won 442 to 332 (a spread of 110) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Downey in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 2-3, +76.

Round 6

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Ring played #64 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 478 to 297 (a spread of 181) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Peltier in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 3-3, +257.

Round 7

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Ring played #69 Marilyn Pomeroy (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 402 to 320 (a spread of 82) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Pomeroy in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 4-3, +339.

Round 8

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Ring played #58 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 305 to 395 (a spread of -90) .

The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA

Ring’s record vs. Morris in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: W.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 4-4, +249.

Round 9

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Ring played #40 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and lost 285 to 501 (a spread of -216) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Jacobs in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 4-5, +33.

Round 10

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Ring played #85 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 371 to 417 (a spread of -46) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Sparkman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 4-6, -13.

Round 11

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Ring played #62 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 433 to 307 (a spread of 126) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Owen in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 5-6, +113.

Round 12

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Ring played #46 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 274 to 329 (a spread of -55) .

Before this event, Ring had not played King in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 5-7, +58.

Round 13

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Ring played #20 Grace Dehnert (Calgary AB) and won 344 to 305 (a spread of 39) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Dehnert in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 6-7, +97.

Round 14

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Ring played #50 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and won 404 to 340 (a spread of 64) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Levine in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 7-7, +161.

Round 15

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Ring played #49 Terry Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 352 to 341 (a spread of 11) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Lee in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 8-7, +172.

Round 16

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Ring played #7 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 362 to 343 (a spread of 19) .

The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA

Ring’s record vs. Bissonnette in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250).
Past 1-12 months: LWL.
Past 13-24 months: L.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 9-7, +191.

Round 17

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Ring played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 318 to 352 (a spread of -34) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Aitken in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 9-8, +157.

Round 18

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Ring played #82 Barry Skoletsky (West Hartford, CT) and won 459 to 329 (a spread of 130) .

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Ring’s record vs. Skoletsky in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: L.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 10-8, +287.

Round 19

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Ring played #92 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 322 to 388 (a spread of -66) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Tumlin in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 10-9, +221.

Round 20

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Ring played #85 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and won 409 to 335 (a spread of 74) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Sparkman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 11-9, +295.

Round 21

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Ring played #24 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 358 to 266 (a spread of 92) .

Before this event, Ring had not played DuMez in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 12-9, +387.

Round 22

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Ring played #22 Sharon Downey (West Chester, PA) and lost 371 to 384 (a spread of -13) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Downey in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 12-10, +374.

Round 23

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Ring played #26 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 305 to 374 (a spread of -69) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Fernando in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 12-11, +305.

Round 24

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Ring played #3 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 284 to 333 (a spread of -49) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Banerji in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 12-12, +256.

Round 25

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Ring played #42 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 441 to 286 (a spread of 155) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Johnson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 13-12, +411.

Round 26

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Ring played #94 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and won 339 to 323 (a spread of 16) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Weinerman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 14-12, +427.

Round 27

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Ring played #52 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 319 to 347 (a spread of -28) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Linn in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 14-13, +399.

Round 28

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Ring played #74 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 297 to 482 (a spread of -185) .

Before this event, Ring had not played Russell in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 14-14, +214.


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